Cryptic Command
Instant
Mana cost: {1}{U}{U}{U}
Mana value: 4
Choose two —
• Counter target spell.
• Return target permanent to its owner's hand.
• Tap all creatures your opponents control.
• Draw a card.
Printings: 12
Format Legality
Standard
Not Legal
Pioneer
Not Legal
Modern
Legal
Commander
Legal
Legacy
Legal
Vintage
Legal
Pauper
Not Legal
Historic
Legal
Timeless
Legal
Commander Decks Using Cryptic Command
Used in 12
of 8,378
Commander decks in the MTG Compendium database
(0.1%)
Top Commanders Using Cryptic Command
Namor the Sub-Mariner
2
decks
Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive
1
deck
Zur the Enchanter
1
deck
Y'shtola, Night's Blessed
1
deck
Vivi Ornitier
1
deck
Urza, Lord High Artificer
1
deck
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea
1
deck
Ghyrson Starn, Kelermorph
1
deck
Alela, Artful Provocateur
1
deck
Heliod, the Radiant Dawn
1
deck
Marneus Calgar
1
deck
Y'shtola, Night's Blessed
Commander:
Y'shtola, Night's Blessed
#8
Zur the Enchanter
Commander:
Zur the Enchanter
#8
Namor the Sub-Mariner
Commander:
Namor the Sub-Mariner
#9
Heliod, the Radiant Dawn
Commander:
Heliod, the Radiant Dawn
#9
Marneus Calgar
Commander:
Marneus Calgar
#13
Ghyrson Starn, Kelermorph
Commander:
Ghyrson Starn, Kelermorph
#14
Vivi Ornitier
Commander:
Vivi Ornitier
#25
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea
Commander:
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea
#25
Alela, Artful Provocateur
Commander:
Alela, Artful Provocateur
#26
Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive
Commander:
Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive
#28
Urza, Lord High Artificer
Commander:
Urza, Lord High Artificer
#32
Namor the Sub-Mariner
Commander:
Namor the Sub-Mariner
#74
Printings
Secret Lair Drop
· #905
Final Fantasy: Through the Ages
· #29
The List
· #IMA-48
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· #LRW-56
Pro Tour Promos
· #2020-1
Iconic Masters
· #48
Amonkhet Invocations
· #11
Modern Masters 2015
· #43
Modern Masters
· #38
Magic Online Promos
· #31447
Magic Player Rewards 2009
· #1
Lorwyn
· #56